by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews
It has taken significantly less time for Steve Balsamo (vocals) and Robert Reed (keyboards, drum programming, guitars, bass) to return with their third album than before, as it has only been five years since ‘The Empathy Machine’, and that had taken 14 years from the...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews
Music tends to become fashionable for a period of time and then drops outs again, and no-one can ever say what is going to cause it to take place, but there is no doubt that in 1958 the folk revival in America was kicked off at least partly by The Kingston Trio’s “Tom...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews
There will always be some debate as to the most important singles and bands to come out of the NWOBHM scene, but there is no doubt in most people’s minds that Raven’s “Don’t Need Your Money” will always be on that list, and that they had a major impact on the birth of...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews
Here is the third EP from Richard Johnson (Drugs Of Faith, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Enemy Soil) and Daniel Euphrat (Person918x, Timmy Sells His Soul, Bodied), and if someone had asked me which band this extreme electronic and industrial outfit reminded me of, it would...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 29, 2025 | Reviews
This four-track EP is not what I normally expect from Iapetus Media, but I certainly see why Markus Reuter has been pleased to release it. Here have a trio comprising Diego Piñera (drums), John Patitucci (bass, double bass) and David Kikoski (piano). The idea was for...